Workday Analyst, Finance

Foundation for California Community Colleges; California City (CA); Remote; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation & PTO

Medical, dental, and vision plans

CalPERS retirement & 403(b/457 options

Tuition reimbursement

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Reproductive health benefits

Wellness offerings

Job summary

FoundationCCC is seeking a Workday Analyst, Finance to join our remote-friendly team serving California. You will support Workday Financials and Adaptive Planning as the first technical line, maintain data integrity, and assist with testing for semiannual releases.

The role blends back-office finance tech with a consultative service mindset across the Foundation. You will work in a remote-first environment across California, collaborating with Finance and IT partners to ensure accurate data,

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Workday Financials, security, reporting, and modules (Spend, Customer Accounts, FA, Projects).
• Understanding finance operations and GAAP.
• Experience with Workday Adaptive Planning or a comparable planning platform.
• Comfortable with large data sets in Excel and executing EIB loads.
• Willingness to use AI tools responsibly for analysis and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Finance Systems Support as first technical line for Workday and Adaptive Planning tickets.
• Platform maintenance and data integrity, including data mapping and tagging.
• Testing and improvements for Workday releases and configurations.

Skills

Workday Financials

Data analysis

Excel data handling

AI tools for analysis

GAAP understanding

Tools

Workday

Adaptive Planning

EIB loads

Excel

AI tooling

Job description

Workday Analyst, Finance

100% Remote within California, Must reside in California

We are seeking a Workday Analyst, Finance to join FoundationCCC in its mission of benefiting, supporting, and enhancing the California Community Colleges—the largest and most diverse system of higher education in the nation. Together, we are building stronger communities by getting students and colleges the resources they need to succeed and expanding pathways to economic and social mobility across California. Join us as we continue this important work to uphold the value of community colleges in building a brighter future.

What You’ll Do

FoundationCCC supports the California Community College system by reducing barriers to opportunity, strengthening communities, and accelerating pathways to economic and social mobility for students and Californians. The Business Systems team supports the Foundation's strategic goals by implementing, optimizing, and maturing the systems and digital tools used across the organization.

The Workday Analyst, Finance supports the Foundation's financial systems, primarily Workday Financials and Workday Adaptive Planning. Working alongside the Senior Workday Analyst, Finance, this position is the first technical line for Finance system issues, keeps the platforms accurate and well maintained, and helps Finance colleagues get the most from the tools they use every day. Although based in financial technology, the role’s work reaches back-office and program partners across the Foundation, so it takes a consultative, service-first approach.

• Finance Systems Support
  • Serves as the first technical line for Finance Workday and Adaptive Planning tickets received through the Foundation's service management intake
  • Supports Finance staff through training, process documentation, and user guides.
• Platform Maintenance and Data Integrity
  • Audits and maintains Workday worktag values, data mapping.
  • Supports Adaptive Planning as a platform and data integrity.

• Testing and Improvement
  • Supports testing for Workday’s semiannual releases and for configuration changes.
  • Conducts discovery sessions and works with external consultants

Attributes for Success

• Knowledge of Workday Financials, including the Foundation Data Model, security, custom reporting, and financial modules (Spend, Customer Accounts, Financial Accounting, Projects).

• Understanding finance operations, financial data management and reporting, and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

• Experience with Workday Adaptive Planning or a comparable planning platform preferred.
• Comfortable working with large data sets in Excel and executing EIB loads accurately.
• Comfortable using AI tools to accelerate analysis, documentation, and data work, with sound judgment about responsible use around sensitive financial data.
• Our work holds great weight and responsibility, and the opportunity to impact the lives of millions of individuals in California

• Innovation, creativity, collaboration, and entrepreneurship are encouraged as employees work to achieve organizational goals

• FoundationCCC blends the impact of a non-profit, the culture of an entrepreneurial start-up, and the scale of a state agency

What we Offer

FoundationCCC is fully committed to a "remote-first" philosophy, and recruits and hires talent across the state in fully remote positions, where virtual work is possible. Our headquarters are located in Downtown Sacramento, just blocks from California's State Capitol.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, generous PTO, and paid holidays

• Medical, dental, and vision plans, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts (HSA), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and Wellness offerings

• CalPERS retirement program and optional 403(b) and 457 Retirement plans

• Carrot reproductive health and fertility support

• Tuition reimbursement

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness certified employer

Budgeted Annual Salary Pay Range:

$100,000.00 - $115,000.00

Final salary and rates are based on education, experience, skills relevant to the role, and internal equity.